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Shocking upset today at Madrid Open Tennis Tournament. World number 1 Novak Djokovic lost in three tough sets to Dimitrov of Bulgaria, 6 -7, 7 -6, 3 – 6. Djokovic suffered some sort of ankle injury during the second set, had the trainers come out but continued and went on to win that set in a tiebreak. Still, out in the first round of the tournament. World #3 Andy Murray won his 400th career match, but it was not easy, advancing in two sets, 7 -6, 7 -6 over Mayer of Germany. And welcome back Roger Federer! Fed looked sharp at times, but also a bit rusty, winning 6 -3, 6- 3 over Stepanek. Fed was serving for the match in the second set at 5 -2 and was broken. He then turned it on to break back and take the match. The girls (his twin daughters) were in attendance to watch Daddy do his magic. Hope he can keep it going as the tournament progresses as he is the defending champion and needs to defend those points to hold onto the #2 ranking. Rafael Nadal has not yet taken the court, expect to see him in action tomorrow. Big disappointment, Raonic of Canada, one of my favorite up and coming players, currently ranked #12, lost in three sets to Verdasco, 4 -6, 6 -2, 6 -7. Tough loss for this young player, seems like a real class act.
Federer served pretty well, but will need to improve on his first serve percentage to go deep into this tournament. Also, only converted 4 out of 10 break opportunities. Still, he looked in fine form after returning from a seven week rest.
